Packaging device for forming a box with six compartments
The packaging device with a one-piece blank design and automated adhesive application simplifies the manufacturing and transformation of six-compartment boxes, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs through high automation and stable compartment positioning.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JOSEF SCHULTE GMBH BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG
- Filing Date
- 2026-03-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-25
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Abstract
Description
The invention relates to a packaging device for forming a box with six compartments in a packaging state of the packaging device. Such packaging devices are already known in the art in a multitude of different embodiments. Using the six-compartment design, fragile goods of the same type, for example, glasses or bottles, can be separated with less packaging effort and are well protected against damaging impacts or the like. The known packaging devices are typically handled manually several times for this purpose, for example, folded and glued, in order to finally prepare the packaging device in its packaged state for filling with the goods to be packaged. This is time-consuming and costly. The object of the present invention is to improve such a packaging device. To solve this problem, the invention relates to a packaging device for forming a box with six compartments in a packaged state of the packaging device – wherein a one-piece blank is provided with four side sections S1, S2, S3, S4 arranged directly next to each other in a first dimension of the blank in the order of their numbering to form the four sides of the box, wherein an adhesive section K1 of the blank is directly attached to a free end of the side section S4 in the first dimension, with four bottom sections B1, B2, B3, B4 arranged next to each other in the first dimension in the order of their numbering to form the bottom of the box.wherein each of the base sections B1 to B4 connects directly to the side section S1 to S4 of the same number in a second dimension of the blank perpendicular to the first dimension, with four web sections G1, G2, G3, G4 arranged side by side in the first dimension in the order of their numbering to form the six compartments, wherein each of the web sections G1 to G4 connects directly to one of the base sections B1 to B4 of the same number in the second dimension and the web sections G1, G3 each have a window for the passage of one of the other two web sections G2, G4 during the formation of the box, with adhesive sections K2, K3 directly adjoining each of the base sections B2, B4 in the first dimension on one free end and each of the web sections G2,G4 in the first extension dimension directly adjoining adhesive sections K4, K5 of the blank, and wherein the blank has grooves and / or groove cuts to form bending lines such that the blank can be bent along the aforementioned sections;- wherein the bottom sections B1 to B4 with the sections G1 to G4 and K2 to K5 arranged thereon are bent by 180°, so that the bottom sections B1 to B4 with the aforementioned sections run parallel to the side sections S1 to S4 and rest on the corresponding side sections S1 to S4;- wherein the adhesive sections K2, K3 directly adjoining the bottom sections B2, B4 are bent by 180°, so that the adhesive sections K2, K3 each rest on their front side and the adhesive sections K4,K5 are coated with an adhesive on their reverse side;- wherein, on the one hand, the aforementioned adhesive sections K2 to K5 and, on the other hand, the adhesive section K1 and / or an associated adhesive area K11 are coated with adhesive, wherein this adhesive area K11 is formed at a free end of the side section S1 opposite the aforementioned adhesive section K1;- wherein the side section S4 with the adjoining sections K1, B4, G4, K3 and K5 is bent over by 180° such that the side section S4 with the aforementioned sections lies on the rest of the blank parallel to the side sections S1 to S3, wherein the adhesive section K3 is bonded to the bottom section B3 and the adhesive section K5 to the web section G3;- wherein the side section S1 with the adjoining sections B1 and G1 is bent over by 180° such thatthat the side section S1 with the adhesive area K11 and the aforementioned sections runs parallel to the side sections S2 to S4 and rests on the rest of the blank, wherein the adhesive area K11 is bonded to the adhesive section K1, the adhesive section K2 to the bottom section B1 and the adhesive section K4 to the web section G1. The particular advantage of the invention lies in the improved packaging device for forming a box with six compartments in its packaged state. Due to the inventive design of the packaging device, it is possible to significantly simplify both the inventive packaging device itself and its use, i.e., its transformation into the packaged state for forming a box with six compartments, thus making it both much faster and much more cost-effective. This is because the invention enables a very high degree, indeed essentially complete, automation of both the manufacture of the packaging device and its transformation into the packaged state. Furthermore, the transformation of the packaging device into its packaged state, particularly when performed manually, is simple, quick, and reliable.Furthermore, the packaging device according to the invention is also very advantageously designed for filling with goods, since when the packaging device is transferred into its packaged state, it forms a box with six compartments, in which the six compartments inside the box are essentially very positionally stable and inherently stable. Thus, the box is very advantageously designed and arranged for both manual and automatic filling with goods. An advantageous embodiment of the packaging device according to the invention provides that, on the one hand, the adhesive section K1 or the adhesive area K11 and, on the other hand, the aforementioned adhesive sections K2 to K5 are coated with adhesive in a single operation; preferably, that the coating with adhesive is carried out by means of only three adhesive feeds of an adhesive device; particularly preferably, that, on the one hand, the adhesive sections K2 and K4 and, on the other hand, the adhesive sections K3 and K5 are designed and arranged in such a way that, on the one hand, the adhesive sections K2 and K4 and, on the other hand, the adhesive sections K3 and K5 are each coated with adhesive by means of only a single adhesive feed. In this way, the manufacture of the packaging device according to the invention is further simplified. This applies particularly to the preferred and especially to the particularly preferred embodiment of this embodiment. A further advantageous embodiment of the packaging device according to the invention provides that the windows in the two web sections G1 and G3 are designed to be variable in such a way that, when the corresponding web section G2 and G4 is passed through the aforementioned section, the respective window is automatically enlarged compared to an initial size in the blank, and after the corresponding web section G2 and G4 has passed through, it is automatically returned to essentially its initial size, preferably that the respective web section G1 and G3 has a tab limiting the respective window for this purpose, and particularly preferably that this tab is formed by only two cuts and a groove in the respective web section G1 and G3.This significantly improves, on the one hand, the manual or automatic handling of the packaging device according to the invention when it is transformed into its packaging state to form a box with six compartments for filling with goods, in a very simple manner from both a design and manufacturing perspective. On the other hand, this further improves the already very precise and stable positioning of the six compartments inside the box, as well as the stability of the compartments, in a simple way. This applies particularly to the preferred and especially to the particularly preferred embodiment of this further development. In principle, the packaging device according to the invention can be freely selected within wide suitable limits with regard to type, function, material and dimensions. See, for example, the corresponding explanations above concerning the manufacturing process according to the invention. A particularly advantageous embodiment of the packaging device according to the invention provides that the packaging device is designed to form a box with a lid having at least one lid section D1, D2, D3, D4 for closing the box, wherein the aforementioned lid section is arranged in the second dimension of the blank directly adjacent to at least one of the side sections S4; S1 to S4 and opposite the bottom sections B1 to B4, and wherein the blank has a groove and / or a groove cut to form a bending line such that the blank can be bent along the aforementioned lid section, preferably that the lid is designed as a tuck-in lid or as a center-closing lid.In this way, the box formed by the packaging device according to the invention, with its six compartments, can be closed as desired. The preferred embodiment of this further development specifies two common and practically very relevant lid designs. Further lid designs can be easily implemented, since the lid construction is independent of the compartments and thus modular. Further advantages, features, and details of the invention can be found in the dependent claims and the following description. Features mentioned therein can be essential to the invention individually or in any combination. Thus, the disclosure relating to the individual aspects of the invention can always be referenced interchangeably. The drawings serve only as examples to clarify the invention and are not limiting in nature. They show: Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 8, Fig. 9, Fig. 10 to Fig. 11 a first embodiment of the packaging device according to the invention in a first variant, in various views during its manufacture and transfer into its packaging state; Fig. 12 the first embodiment in a second variant, in a view analogous to Fig. 1; Fig. 13 to Fig.14 a second embodiment of the packaging device according to the invention in a first variant corresponding to the first variant of the first embodiment, in a representation analogous to Fig. 1 and Fig. 11 and Fig. 15 the second embodiment in a second variant corresponding to the second variant of the first embodiment, in a representation analogous to Fig. 1. The figures show two different embodiments of the packaging device according to the invention, each in two variants. Identical components and component functions are identified by the same reference numerals. Only the distinguishing features of the second embodiment, which follows the first, are explained in relation to the first embodiment. Otherwise, the two embodiments are identical. A method for manufacturing the packaging device 2 for forming a box with six compartments in a packaging state of the packaging device 2 shown in Fig. 11 comprises the following process steps: For the purpose of manufacturing the first variant of the first embodiment of the packaging device 2, a one-piece blank 4 is first produced, with four side sections S1, S2, S3, S4 arranged directly next to each other in a first dimension of the blank 4 in the order of their numbering to form the four sides of the box, wherein an adhesive section K1 of the blank 4 is directly attached to a free end of the side section S4 in the first dimension, with four bottom sections B1, B2, B3, B4 arranged next to each other in the first dimension in the order of their numbering to form the bottom of the box.wherein each of the base sections B1 to B4 directly adjoins the side section S1 to S4 of the same number in a second extension dimension of the blank 4 running perpendicular to the first extension dimension, with four web sections G1, G2, G3, G4 arranged next to each other in the first extension dimension in the order of their numbering to form the six compartments, wherein each of the web sections G1 to G4 directly adjoins one of the base sections B1 to B4 of the same number in the second extension dimension and the web sections G1, G3 each have a window for the passage of one of the other two web sections G2, G4 during the formation of the box, with adhesive sections K2, K3 directly adjoining each of the base sections B2, B4 in the first extension dimension on the one hand and K3 on the other hand at each of the web sections G2,G4 in the first dimension extends directly to the adjoining adhesive sections K4, K5 of the blank 4, wherein the blank 4 has creases and / or grooves to form bending lines such that the blank 4 can be bent along the aforementioned sections. See Fig. 1. The first dimension extends from left to right in the plane of Fig. 1, and the second dimension extends from top to bottom in the plane of Fig. 1, with the aforementioned sections arranged adjacent to one another as can be seen in Fig. 1. The grooves are shown as solid lines in Fig. 1, while the creases are shown as dashed lines and the grooves as triple-dip lines. Fig. 2 is a simplified representation of the blank 4 according to Fig. 1. The same applies to Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 8, Fig. 9.Figures 10 to 11 and Figure 14. In the image planes of Figures 1 and 2, the front side of the aforementioned sections is visible. The same applies to Figures 12, 13, and 15. The blank 4 of the packaging device 2 is designed as a single-piece blank 4 made of cardboard, wherein the blank 4 is here made of corrugated cardboard. Of course, embodiments of the invention are also conceivable in which the blank is made of solid cardboard or another suitable material. Cardboard is a material produced from wood pulp, cellulose, semi-cellulose, or recycled paper by gluing and / or pressing, and is particularly suitable for the production of packaging materials. The base sections B1 to B4, with the sections G1 to G4 and K2 to K5 attached to them, are bent over by 180°, i.e., folded over, so that the base sections B1 to B4, with the aforementioned sections, lie parallel to the side sections S1 to S4 and rest on the corresponding side sections S1 to S4. See Figures 2, 3 to 4 for a combined view. The aforementioned bending, i.e., folding, is carried out within technical limits—for example, due to the material thickness of the blank 4—i.e., essentially by 180°. This also applies to the further bends, i.e., folds, of the blank 4. Subsequently or simultaneously, the adhesive sections K2 and K3, which directly adjoin the base sections B2 and B4, are folded over by 180° so that the adhesive sections K2 and K3 can be coated with an adhesive (not shown) on their front side and the adhesive sections K4 and K5 on their back side. The aforementioned adhesive sections K2 to K5 and an adhesive area K11 associated with the adhesive section K1, which directly adjoins the side section S4, are coated with the adhesive (not shown). This adhesive area K11 is formed at a free end of the side section S1 opposite the aforementioned adhesive section K1. The respective application of the adhesive is symbolized in Fig. 4 by dashed, bold lines. Now, side section S4, together with the adjoining sections K1, B4, G4, K3, and K5, is bent over by 180°, i.e., folded over, so that side section S4, together with the aforementioned sections, lies parallel to side sections S1 to S3 on the remainder of the blank 4, whereby adhesive section K3 is bonded to the bottom section B3, and adhesive section K5 is bonded to the web section G3. See Figures 4, 5, and 6 for a combined view. Now, side section S1, together with the adjoining sections B1 and G1, is bent over by 180°, i.e., folded over, such that side section S1, with the adhesive area K11 and the aforementioned sections, lies parallel to side sections S2 to S4 on the remainder of the blank 4, whereby adhesive area K11 is bonded to adhesive section K1, adhesive section K2 to the bottom section B1, and adhesive section K4 to the web section G1. See Figures 6, 7 to 8 for a combined view. Figure 9 shows a perspective view of the packaging device 2 now available, rotated by 180° compared to Figure 8. In the present embodiment, the aforementioned manufacturing process is carried out entirely by machine, preferably in two machines. First, the blank 4 is die-cut using a first machine. Then, in a second machine, the packaging device 2 is created from the blank 4 by folding (bent over) and gluing.The application of the adhesive to the adhesive area K11 and the aforementioned adhesive sections K2 to K5 (not shown) is carried out in a single operation, the application of the adhesive being carried out by means of only three adhesive feeds of an adhesive device of the second machine (not shown), namely in such a way that, on the one hand, the adhesive sections K2 and K4 and, on the other hand, the adhesive sections K3 and K5 are designed and arranged in such a way that, on the one hand, the adhesive sections K2 and K4 and, on the other hand, the adhesive sections K3 and K5 are each coated with adhesive by means of only a single adhesive feed of the aforementioned adhesive feeds.Accordingly, the adhesive is applied to the bonding area K11 by means of a first of the machine's three adhesive feeds, while the adhesive is applied to the bonding sections K2 and K4 by means of a second of the three adhesive feeds, and to the bonding sections K3 and K5 by means of a third of the three adhesive feeds. See Fig. 4, which shows that the three adhesive feeds of the machine only need to be guided along the corresponding dashed, bold line relative to the blank 4. Therefore, either the blank 4 or the respective adhesive feed, namely the bonding device of the machine (not shown), can be moved. For this purpose, the blank 4 is designed such that the application of adhesive to the adhesive area K11 and the aforementioned adhesive sections K2 to K5 can be carried out in a single operation, wherein the application of adhesive can be carried out using only three adhesive feeds of an adhesive device, namely such that, on the one hand, the adhesive sections K2 and K4 and, on the other hand, the adhesive sections K3 and K5 are designed and arranged in such a way that, on the one hand, the adhesive sections K2 and K4 and, on the other hand, the adhesive sections K3 and K5 can each be applied with adhesive using only a single adhesive feed. The packaging device 2 is manufactured as described and is first transferred into its packaging state when packaging goods (not shown). This transfer is achieved solely by simultaneously applying external pressure to the packaging device 2 perpendicular to the bending line between, on the one hand, side sections S1 and S2 and, on the other hand, side sections S3 and S4. This transfer is performed in such a way that it can be carried out purely mechanically, but also very easily, safely, and quickly manually. See Figures 9 to 10 together, where the aforementioned pressure is symbolized by two bold arrows in Figure 10. To transform the packaging device 2 into its packaged state, i.e., to form the box with the six compartments, the windows in the two web sections G1 and G3 are designed variably in the present first variant of the first embodiment such that, when the corresponding web section G2 and G4 passes through it, the respective window is automatically enlarged compared to an initial size in the blank 4 and, after the corresponding web section G2 and G4 has passed through, is automatically returned to essentially its initial size. For this purpose, the respective web section G1 and G3 has a tab L1, L2 that delimits the respective window, namely such that this tab L1, L2 is formed by only two cuts and a groove in the respective web section G1 and G3. See Fig. 10 and Fig. 11.11 in a summary. Accordingly, the windows in the two web sections G1 and G3 are designed to be variable in such a way that the respective window can be automatically enlarged compared to an initial size in the cutout 4 when the respective corresponding web section G2 and G4 is passed through it, and can be automatically returned to its original size after the respective corresponding web section G2 and G4 has passed through it, wherein the respective web section G1 and G3 has the tab L1, L2 limiting the respective window, namely in such a way that this tab L1, L2 is formed only by two cuts in the respective web section G1 and G3. In the first variant of the first embodiment, the packaging device 2 for forming a box is designed with a lid having only one lid section D1 for closing the box. This lid section D1 is arranged in the second dimension of the blank 4 directly adjacent to the side section S4 and opposite the bottom sections B1 to B4, such that the lid is designed as a tuck-in lid. For this purpose, a tuck-in flap E of the lid is formed directly adjacent to the lid section D1. This flap interacts with the side section S2 when the box is closed in a manner known to those skilled in the art. The lid section D1 and the tuck-in flap E are each connected to the side section S4 and the lid section D1, respectively, by means of a groove or a groove cut. See Figures 1, 2, and 3.Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 to 11. For effective edge protection of the products and also for better clamping of the lid in a closed state of the box (not shown), a clamping tab KL1, KL2 is formed directly adjacent to each of the side sections S1 and S3, the clamping tabs KL1, KL2 being connected to the respective side sections S1, S3 by means of a groove or a groove cut, here by means of a groove. See also Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 to 11. The second variant of the first embodiment shown in Fig. 12 differs from the first variant of the first embodiment according to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 to 11 essentially in that the side sections S1 to S4 are narrower in the second dimension. The same applies to the web sections G1 to G4, which are dimensioned accordingly. Analogous to Fig. 1, the first dimension runs from left to right in the plane of Fig. 12 and the second dimension runs from top to bottom. Due to the aforementioned reduced dimensions of the second variant, it is possible here, unlike in the first variant, to omit the tabs L1 and L2 and thus a variable design of the windows formed in the web sections G1 and G3. Otherwise, the present second variant corresponds to the first variant of the first embodiment. Figures 13, 14 to 15 show a second embodiment of the packaging device according to the invention, also in two variants. The first variant according to Figures 13 and 14 corresponds to the first variant of the first embodiment, and the second variant according to Figure 15 corresponds to the second variant of the first embodiment. Accordingly, reference can be made here essentially to the detailed descriptions above of the first embodiment.In contrast to the two variants of the first embodiment, the packaging device 2 for forming a box here has a lid with a total of four lid sections D1, D2, D3, D4 for closing the box. The aforementioned lid sections D1 to D4 are arranged in the second dimension of the blank 4 directly adjacent to one of the side sections S1 to S4 of the same number and opposite the bottom sections B1 to B4, by means of a groove or a groove cut, here by means of a groove, to allow for bending, such that the lid is designed as a center-closing lid. Due to this lid design, the tuck-in flap and the clamping flaps of the first embodiment are omitted in the second embodiment. Due to the inventive design of the packaging device 2, it is thus possible to significantly simplify both the manufacture of the packaging device 2 and its use, i.e., its transformation into its packaging state to form a box with six compartments, and therefore to implement it much faster and much more cost-effectively. This is because the invention enables a very high degree, indeed essentially complete, automation of both the manufacture of the packaging device 2 and its transformation into its packaging state.Furthermore, the packaging device 2 is also very advantageously designed for filling with the goods not shown, since the packaging device 2 produced in the manner according to the invention, when transferred into its packaging state, results in a box with six compartments, in which the six compartments inside the box are essentially very positionally accurate and thus very advantageously designed and arranged for automatic filling with goods. However, the invention is not limited to the present embodiments and their variants. See in particular the relevant explanations in the introductory section of the description and the alternatives and options mentioned in the specific description section.
Claims
Packaging device (2) for forming a box with six compartments in a packaging state of the packaging device (2) - wherein a one-piece blank (4) is provided with four side sections S1, S2, S3, S4 arranged directly next to each other in a first extension dimension of the blank (4) in the sequence of their numbering to form the four sides of the box, wherein an adhesive section K1 of the blank (4) directly adjoins a free end of the side section S4 in the first extension dimension, with four bottom sections B1, B2, B3, B4 arranged next to each other in the first extension dimension in the sequence of their numbering to form the bottom of the box, wherein each of the bottom sections B1 to B4 directly adjoins the side section S1 to S4 of the same numbering in a second extension dimension of the blank (4) extending perpendicular to the first extension dimension,with four web sections G1, G2, G3, G4 arranged side by side in the first dimension in the order of their numbering to form the six-compartment structure, wherein each of the web sections G1 to G4 connects directly to one of the base sections B1 to B4 of the same number in the second dimension, and the web sections G1, G3 each have a window for the passage of one of the other two web sections G2, G4 during the formation of the box, with adhesive sections K2, K3 directly adjoining each of the base sections B2, B4 in the first dimension and adhesive sections K4, K5 of the blank (4) directly adjoining each of the web sections G2, G4 in the first dimension, and wherein the blank (4) has grooves and / or groove cuts to form bending lines,that the blank (4) can be bent along the aforementioned sections;- wherein the bottom sections B1 to B4 with the sections G1 to G4 and K2 to K5 arranged thereon are bent by 180°, so that the bottom sections B1 to B4 with the aforementioned sections run parallel to the side sections S1 to S4 and rest on the corresponding side sections S1 to S4;- wherein the adhesive sections K2, K3 directly adjoining the bottom sections B2, B4 are bent by 180°, so that the adhesive sections K2, K3 can each be coated with adhesive on their front side and the adhesive sections K4, K5 on their back side;- wherein, on the one hand, the aforementioned adhesive sections K2 to K5 and, on the other hand, the adhesive section K1 and / or an associated adhesive area K11 are coated with adhesive,wherein this adhesive area K11 is formed at a free end of the side section S1 arranged opposite the aforementioned adhesive section K1;- wherein the side section S4 with the adjoining sections K1, B4, G4, K3 and K5 is bent by 180° such that the side section S4 with the aforementioned sections runs parallel to the side sections S1 to S3 and rests on the remainder of the blank (4), wherein the adhesive section K3 is bonded to the bottom section B3 and the adhesive section K5 is bonded to the web section G3;- wherein the side section S1 with the adjoining sections B1 and G1 is bent by 180° such that the side section S1 with the adhesive area K11 and the aforementioned sections runs parallel to the side sections S2 to S4 and rests on the remainder of the blank (4), wherein the adhesive area K11 is bonded to the adhesive section K1,The adhesive section K2 is bonded to the bottom section B1 and the adhesive section K4 is bonded to the web section G1. Packaging device (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the blank (4) of the packaging device (2) is designed as a one-piece blank (4) made of cardboard, preferably that the blank (4) is made of corrugated cardboard. Packaging device (2) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the blank (4) is designed such that the application of adhesive to, on the one hand, the adhesive section K1 or the adhesive area K11 and, on the other hand, the aforementioned adhesive sections K2 to K5 can be carried out in a single operation, preferably that the application of adhesive can be carried out by means of only three adhesive feeds of an adhesive device, particularly preferably that, on the one hand, the adhesive sections K2 and K4 and, on the other hand, the adhesive sections K3 and K5 are designed and arranged in such a way that, on the one hand, the adhesive sections K2 and K4 and, on the other hand, the adhesive sections K3 and K5 can each be applied with adhesive by means of only a single adhesive feed. Packaging device (2) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the windows in the two web sections G1 and G3 are variably designed such that the respective window can be automatically enlarged compared to an initial size in the blank (4) when the respective corresponding web section G2 and G4 is passed through by means of this web section G2 and G4, and can be automatically returned to its initial size essentially after the respective corresponding web section G2 and G4 has passed through, preferably that the respective web section G1 and G3 has a tab L1, L2 limiting the respective window for this purpose, particularly preferably that this tab L1, L2 is formed by only two cuts in the respective web section G1 and G3. Packaging device (2) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the packaging device (2) is designed to form a box with a lid having at least one lid section D1; D1, D2, D3, D4 for closing the box, wherein the aforementioned lid section is arranged in the second extension dimension of the blank (4) directly adjacent to at least one of the side sections S4; S1 to S4 and opposite the bottom sections B1 to B4, and wherein the blank (4) has a groove and / or a groove cut to form a bending line such that the blank (4) can be bent along the aforementioned lid section, preferably that the lid is designed as a tuck-in lid or as a center-closing lid.